The Mahindra Group’s last-mile mobility arm, Mahindra Electric Mobility (MEML), has celebrated the milestone of 50,000 electric 3-wheeler customers. Mahindra Electric began its electric 3-wheeler journey with the e Alfa Mini in 2017 and has since launched the Treo, Treo Yaari, Treo Zor, and e Alfa Cargo. Suman Mishra, CEO MEML said, “It is indeed a… Continue reading Mahindra Electric’s 50,000th milestone
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Ola to invest Rs 4,000 crore in Battery Innovation Centre in Bengaluru
Ola Electric has announced a big-ticket investment of US$ 500 million (Rs 3994.5 crore) to set up a state-of-the-art Battery Innovation Center (BIC) in Bangalore. The company claims “BIC will be one of the world’s largest and most advanced cell R&D facilities with more than 165 unique and cutting-edge lab equipment to cover all aspects… Continue reading Ola to invest Rs 4,000 crore in Battery Innovation Centre in Bengaluru
BharatBenz set to fire on all cylinders
When Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) recently celebrated its 10th anniversary at its Oragadam plant near Chennai, its employees were literally over the moon. As Satyakam Arya, MD & CEO recalls, it was a “wonderful day” where people felt truly elated. “The Indian market is not for the fainthearted. Look how we have played this… Continue reading BharatBenz set to fire on all cylinders
Autocar Professional’s South India Special is out!
The July 15 2022 issue of Autocar Professional is a ‘South India Special’. The southern part of the country, be it Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana or Andhra Pradesh have been attracting big ticket investment from key auto manufacturers. The Chennai-Bangalore industrial corridor is a key automotive hub in the country now. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana… Continue reading Autocar Professional’s South India Special is out!
Continental honours its best suppliers for 2021
Choosing the best of the best from a large global base of component suppliers can be an exacting exercise. In 2021, Continental’s global supplier network of around 7,000 suppliers delivered 170,000 different part numbers to 80 Continental Automotive production sites, with a total processed volume of around 165 billion individual components. Now, Continental Automotive has… Continue reading Continental honours its best suppliers for 2021
ZF deepens India footprint
When Dirk Adamczyk says he is ready to swap places from Germany to India, he is obviously kidding. Yet, there is no denying the fact that ZF’s Senior Vice President, Engineering Services and Solutions, Innovation & Technology, is completely bowled over by the recently inaugurated technology centre in Hyderabad. “The way of designing this tech… Continue reading ZF deepens India footprint
Demystifying Vehicular Safety: The Fundamentals of Engineering a Safe Vehicle
S J R Kutty, Chief Sustainability Officer and Head-Vehicle Attributes & Technical Services, Tata Motors. Road accidents account for one of the leading causes of death in the world claiming nearly 1.3 million lives each year. India itself accounts for 11 percent of global death in road accidents. Hence road safety and its awareness become… Continue reading Demystifying Vehicular Safety: The Fundamentals of Engineering a Safe Vehicle
Porsche India powers up H1 CY2022 with best-ever sales
Like other luxury carmakers in India, Porsche too is seeing strong demand for its model range. Porsche India, with 378 new car deliveries, has recorded 118% sales growth for the first half of 2022. Overcoming continual challenges that impact the automotive industry worldwide, Porsche India has delivered more cars between January to June this year… Continue reading Porsche India powers up H1 CY2022 with best-ever sales
Maruti Suzuki launches new S-Presso, banks on higher fuel efficiency for sales
Maruti Suzuki claims the new S-Presso offers enhanced fuel-efficiency of 25.30kpl in Vxi(O)/Vxi+(O) AGS, 24.76kpl in Vxi/Vxi+ MT and 24.12kpl in Std/Lxi MT. (File photo) Having sold over 200,000 S-Presso cars since the vehicle’s launch on September 30, 2019, Maruti Suzuki today launched the new S-Presso, priced at Rs 425,000 (ex-showroom Delhi) for the standard model equipped… Continue reading Maruti Suzuki launches new S-Presso, banks on higher fuel efficiency for sales
Honda readies new ZR-V for launch in Japan
Honda Motor Co today released initial information on the ZR-V, an all-new SUV scheduled to go on sale in Japan later this year, with pre-orders opening in September 2022. The hybrid model of the all-new ZR-V will be the first Honda SUV to be equipped with the Sports e:HEV that combines a 2.0-litre direct injection… Continue reading Honda readies new ZR-V for launch in Japan